Want to re-activate a dormant chapter

[aopirose]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

And honestly, I'm not sure it is typical for expansion to be initiated by students on campus. I think it's probably equally as likely that it comes about because Greek Life staff are well versed in the desires of NPC groups to expand and they see that the campus numbers could support another chapter. I can't think of an SEC expansion that started with an interest group, for instance. And I'd be somewhat surprised if it was the school undergraduate Panhellenic members that got the ball rolling. I suspect that it depends a lot on the size of the system and if the school even has full time greek life employees.

It's usually a combination of things but CPHs should be evaluating extension possibilities every few years anyway. If an interest group of 30 women pops up, they are hard to ignore. However, I agree that sometimes a CPH can get complacent with the status quo. Sometimes it is because of comfort with chapter size but also some CPHs know that they cannot physically accomodate (i.e. house) a new chapter.

There have been IG driven expansions at SEC schools but those were more than 8 years ago.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by aopirose

It's usually a combination of things but CPHs should be evaluating extension possibilities every few years anyway. If an interest group of 30 women pops up, they are hard to ignore. However, I agree that sometimes a CPH can get complacent with the status quo. Sometimes it is because of comfort with chapter size but also some CPHs know that they cannot physically accomodate (i.e. house) a new chapter.

There have been IG driven expansions at SEC schools but those were more than 8 years ago.

I know it's a hijack, but where and how did they happen. It blows my mind that it would even be possible. Was it a case in which Panhellenic was open to expansion and sort of went the interest group route?